Eight years is a long time. The comparison to Manny is good, but not perfect. The concern I'd have is that asset values have been falling like a stone. Does this affect revenue for the Sox? Do you want to be tied up to a contract that size for that long in an uncertain revenue environment? I suspect the Sox could absorb it, but it has to be a consideration. I pull the trigger because as good as he is, I think he still has more power in him. Don't worry about where he plays. Injuries will take care of that. I'm not even sure Lowell is viable at 3rd, given how he looked at the end of last year. Between Lowell, Ortiz and Drew, you can expect to find 150 games for him.
________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Salemi Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Hee I'm not one to take pleasure if the disappointment of others, but this did make me chuckle a bit. Seems like the Dodgers offer is pretty damn generous Manny. Manny Ramirez is so upset by his lack of suitors on the free agent market that he's told friends he would consider retirement if an offer doesn't come soon, Newsday reported yesterday. Los Angeles Dodgers GM Ned Colletti is prepared to wait out Ramirez, meanwhile. The NL West champions made the free agent slugger a two-year, $45 million offer this fall but haven't heard whether he will accept it. Colletti said he last spoke with Ramirez' agent, Scott Boras, on Monday night. The 36-year-old Ramirez, who came to the Dodgers from the Red Sox <http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/baseball/red_sox/index.bg> [team stats <http://scores.heraldinteractive.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=bostonherald&p age=mlb/teams/028/teamstats.aspx?team=028> ] at the July 31 trade deadline, batted .396 with 17 home runs and 53 RBI in 53 games for Los Angeles. On a side note, does anyone have a problem with giving Texiera eight years? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Red Sox Citizens" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/redsoxcitizens?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
